- 1aB2
/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl/
not getting the result you wanted, or not doing the thing you were trying to do. It can describe a try, a plan, or a person who has not done well at something.
不成功的
核心畫面
Someone reaches for a goal — the attempt really happens — but the thing does not come. The word assumes a real try behind it, and simply records that this try did not bring the wanted result.
比較像：有人朝著一個明確的目標伸手去拿，手伸出去了，動作也做完了，但東西沒到手。重點在「有試」這件事——unsucc…更多收起
比較像：有人朝著一個明確的目標伸手去拿，手伸出去了，動作也做完了，但東西沒到手。重點在「有試」這件事——unsuccessful 預設前面存在一次真正的嘗試（申請、比賽、手術、談判），只是那次嘗試沒有帶出想要的結果。它跟 failed 的味道不太一樣：failed 聽起來像整件事塌了，unsuccessful 比較平、比較像結果登記表上的一欄，只是冷靜地記下「這次沒有成」。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unsuccessfuladj/ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩/
- 1
Failed, not successful.
- His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing.
- For example, an unsuccessful men's deodorant was successfully remerchandised by repackaging, heavier advertising, a higher price and new brand name 'Brut'.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。